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University of Iowa Scholarships and Merit Aid

Iowa City, Iowa

3 scholarships University of Iowa publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

21,691Undergraduates
80%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (1)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Provost Scholarship

$3,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
$3,000 a year for up to four yearsadmissions.uiowa.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Awards that take an application (2)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Iowa Scholars Award

$500 to $8,500

Who it is for
In-state students
Deadline the school lists
2026-02-02
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$500-$8,500 a year for up to four yearsadmissions.uiowa.edu (read 2026-05-21)

National Scholars Award (NSA)

$2,000 to $15,000

Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Deadline the school lists
2026-02-02
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$2,000–$15,000 a year for up to four yearsadmissions.uiowa.edu (read 2026-05-21)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What University of Iowa costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$31,845In-state, per year
$54,121Out-of-state, per year

Where University of Iowa lists its scholarships

Iowa Scholarship Portal (AcademicWorks) — a single centralized scholarship application (uiowa.academicworks.com) through which Admissions, colleges (Business/Tippie, Engineering, Nursing, Public Health, CLAS, Education), and departments list and award most named scholarships, including departmental funds; individual per-award eligibility text and dollar amounts for most departmental awards are gated behind SSO login to this portal rather than published on open department pages

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a University of Iowa page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.